It was once believed that cellulose was the structural material in the cell walls of all green plants. Now it appears that other substances are employed for this purpose in certain marine algae By ...

But plant-based ‘bioplastics’ are not new. The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls, pre-dating the petroleum-based plastics that ...

Experts said the continuing rise in the price of the renewable material is a result of fewer cellulose plants, operational problems, and increased demand from Asia and Europe. Environmental issues ...

Mercosur is forecasted to become a world cellulose production pole with investments in three plants and forests, from one company only equivalent to 3,75 billion US dollars. Swedish-Finnish Stora ...

The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make other useful substances, such as cellulose found in the cell walls and starch used as energy storage. The glucose can also be broken down in the ...

The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make other useful substances, such as cellulose found in the cell walls and starch used as energy storage. The glucose can also be broken down in the ...

They are used in cleaning our drinking water, treating sewage, processing foods and keeping pharmaceuticals safe—membranes ...

The efficient use of cellulose—the primary plant scaffold and a major natural building block—could address many issues ...

The long, skinny strands of connected cellulose form what are called microfibrils. Within trees and other plants, the microfibrils are found in the plants’ cell walls. The cell walls are composed of ...

Swedish startup Adsorbi has secured €1mn to ramp up production of a cellulose-based material that sucks up pollutants from ...